The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches
Book description
'It was with awe
That I beheld
Fresh leaves, green leaves,
Bright in the sun'
When the Japanese haiku master Basho composed The Narrow Road to the Deep North, he was an ardent student of Zen Buddhism, setting off on a series of travels designed to strip away the trappings…
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2 authors picked The Narrow Road to the Deep North and Other Travel Sketches as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I’ve always been a sucker for haiku. No one did it better than Matsuo Bashō, and none of his anthologies were better written than this book. Ten years ago, I went to Japan to experience his poem-pillow places.
The result was my own travelogue, Samurai Road, a vision quest perhaps not quite as spiritual or erudite as that of the master but no less inspired. Days and months are travelers of eternity. So are the years that pass by.
From Lawrence's list on becoming the hero of your own myth.
Basho tells of a long journey he takes across Japan with a friend of his, and they write poetry along the way.
The poetry is included in the memoir. Basho writes completely without judgment, accepting everything he experiences exactly as it is. It is a book that show us how to try to find openness, naturalness, goodness, and (really) the fundamental perfection of everything.
From Clancy's list on teaching you how not to kill yourself.
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